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Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests. Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky ...

The Milky Way Drive-In in Franklin fires up the big screen again for a sixth season, showing a mix of recent hits and less-recent favorites at southeast Wisconsin's last regularly operating ...

According to evolving research from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, Nut may also have had yet another important association: with the Milky Way galaxy itself. His latest theories are laid ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy to date. This ultra-massive system, shaped like a flattened disk, existed just one ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, researchers say. The possibility that an additional planet may be hidden far into the solar system was touted more than a century ago.

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Nut was also associated with all other aspects of the day and night sky. "We should not think of the Milky Way as a representation of Nut," Graur wrote in the study. "Instead, we should think of ...

Credit: Hans Bernhard. CC BY 3.0/Wikimedia Commons/Hans Bernhard A new study suggests that ancient Egyptians may have captured the Milky Way in their artwork more than 3,000 years ago, potentially ...

Spotting the Milky Way in the night sky could be a breathtaking experience if you’re doing it from the right location. To witness the stars in all their glory could turn out to be an experience ...